Monideepa Banerjee is an avid explorer and a passionate writer from Bangalore, India. Her articles on travel, art and culture have been featured widely in many prestigious dailies and magazines, photo-journals and web-portals in India and abroad. She has a Master’s degree in Journalism, a B. A in English, a B.Ed. and a Diploma in Early Childhood Education. She is well-versed in Bengali and English and writes spontaneously in both languages. Her published books, ‘The (mis) adventures of Teddy Tumbledore, ‘Tilly’s Squad in Jungle Beats’ and ‘ঠাম্মা ও গাভাস্কর’ are well accepted by young readers for their engaging, simple narrative and emotionally resonant content. Her latest work, a three-book series in Bengali ‘টেডির মজার কাণ্ডকারখানা’ is enjoying a good run.